Density, Volume, Mass Flashcards

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Triple Beam Balance

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instrument used to measure mass

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graduated cylinder

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instrument used to measure liquid volume, liters or milliliters

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metric ruler

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instrument used to measure the volume of a rectangular solud

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4
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Length x Width x Height

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formula for rectangular solid volume

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gram (g) or Kilogram (Kg), milligrams

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metric unit used to record mass

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cm^3 or m^3

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metric unit used to record volume of a solid

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milliLiter (mL) or Liter (L)

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metric unit used to record volume of a liquid

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Displacement

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procedure for determining volume of irregular objects

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9
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mass

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the amount of matter in an object

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10
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gram

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1/1000 of a kilogram, unit used when measuring mass.

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weight

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A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object

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12
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pan

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It is where you place the object on the triple beam balance

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13
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beams

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What the riders of a triple beam balance slide on

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riders

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The “weights” used to measure the mass that slide on the beams

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pointer

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Lines up with the scale to measure the mass of an object.

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adjustment knob

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Helps to adjust the pointer to the scale on the balance

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density

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amount of mass in a given space

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density equation

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units of density for liquids

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units of density for solids

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density of water

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objects less dense than 1.0 g/mL…

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objects more dense than 1.0 g/mL..

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what is the unit for weight

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What are the factors that affect density?
1. Size of the atoms 2. Mass of the atoms 3. Arrangement of the atoms
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If converting a smaller unit to a larger unit you should:
divide or move the decimal to the left
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if converting a larger unit to a smaller unit you should:
multiply or move the decimal to the right.
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Prefix: kilo (k), What is the multiplying factor?
Thousands (base unit x 1000)
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Prefix: hecto (h), What is the multiplying factor?
Hundreds (base unit x 100)
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Prefix: deka (da), What is the multiplying factor?
tens (base unit x 10)
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Prefix: standard/base units (g, L, m), What is the multiplying factor?
Ones (base unit x 1)
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Prefix: deci (di), What is the multiplying factor?
one tenth (base unit x 0.1)
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Prefix: centi (c), What is the multiplying factor?
One hundredth (base unit x 0.01)
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Prefix: milli (m), What is the multiplying factor?
one thousandths (base unit x 0.001)
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Prefix: micro (𝘮), What is the multiplying factor?
One millionth (base unit x 0.00001)